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SynQ DBT-44 User manual

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Getting started Manual
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DBI-04/44 I/O INTERFACE
DBT-04/44 I/O INTERFACE
OSC PROTOCOL
INSTRUCTION SET
V1.0
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SYNQ® 1/3 DBI-04 / DBI-44
OSC-PROTOCOL instruction set
INTRODUCTION
Thank you for buying this Synq® product.
This document is only a brief introduction and mainly describes the OSC Protocol instructions supported by
the Synq® DBI and DBT Dante network audio bridges.
This is NOT a full course on OSC, the internet is already full of very useful information about OSC.
To take full advantage of all possibilities of the Synq® DBI and DBT Dante network audio bridges, please
download and read the separate operating instructions very carefully. Also the webpages of the DBI and
DBT have an intuitive help function that explains all functions easily.
REVISION HISTORY
This is a work in progress, so check the Synq website regularly for new updates!
Revision
Date
(dd/mm/yyyy)
Description
V0.1
23/08/2020
- Initial draft
V0.2
30/08/2020
- Added the compressor commands
- Added general settings
V1.0
07/02/2022
- First release of the document
- Added the trim parameter
WHAT IS OSC ?
Open Sound/System Control (OSC) was created as a successor to the MIDI control protocol. It enables
communication between computer software, sound synths and other multimedia devices that support OSC.
Its advantages over MIDI include:
• An open-ended and dynamic URL-style symbolic naming scheme
• Symbolic and high-resolution numeric argument data
• Pattern matching language to specify multiple recipients of a single message
• High resolution time tags and “bundles” of messages whose effects must occur simultaneously.
The protocol is also not bound by specific hardware (i.e. MIDI cables and ports) and can be transferred
across any network connection, even remotely via the internet.
This makes OSC much more powerful than MIDI, but due to its open-ended specification, both the OSC
client (sends OSC requests) and the OSC server (receives and executes requests) must be separately
configured, unlike MIDI which is essentially “Plug & Play”.
For more general information about OSC, check these links:
• OSC Wikipedia page
• Official OSC homepage
SET UP
Parameter
Value
Description
Protocol
UDP
Incoming port
9000
Outgoing port
9001
Incoming IP
Broadcast/Unicast
Outgoing IP
Broadcast/Unicast
Responses to a command are in unicast.
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API
An API is a set of instructions (often in the form of URLs), written by the developer, to give other developers
a common standard method for writing software that connects different systems or components of a system,
without having to understand all the complexity. In short: an API reduces the complexity and greatly
increases the speed of programming.
Below you can find the current set of URLs and descriptions for each function that can be controlled on the
Synq® DBI and DBT units, using OSC.
If a URL is sent without a parameter value, the command will be interpreted as a "get": the device will return
the current state.
Each URL ends with "/<device_name>": this allows multiple devices on a network to be accessed via
broadcasting.
Each command can also work with the type as "float".
GENERAL CONTROLS
Type
Range
Description
-
-
Sends back the same command to test if a
device is on the network
-
-
Get all the current settings from the device.
CONTROLS FOR THE PROCESSING OF EACH CHANNEL
URL
Type
Range
Description
/gain/input/<input_index>/<output_index>
float
-120 - 10
Gain for the input matrix
/gain/output/<output_index>
float
-120 - 10
Gain for the outputs
/trim/<input_index>
float
-10 - 10
Trim value for the inputs
/phase/input/<input_index>
bool
-
Input phase state
/phase/output/<output_index>
bool
-
Output phase state
/mute/input/<input_index>
bool
-
Input mute state
/mute/output/<output_index>
bool
-
Output mute state
/eqenable/input/<input_index>
bool
-
Input eq enable state
/eqenable/output/<output_index>
bool
-
Output eq enable state
/pad/<input_index>
bool
-
Input pad state – only for analog inputs
/48v/<input_index>
bool
-
Input 48v state – only for analog inputs
/delay/<output_index>
float
0 - 100
Delay for the analog outputs in ms
/comp/enable/input/<input_index>
bool
-
Input compressor enable state
/comp/enable/output/<output_index>
bool
-
Output compressor enable state
/comp/threshold/input/<input_index>
float
-135-21
Input compressor threshold
/comp/threshold/output/<output_index>
float
-135-21
Output compressor threshold
/comp/ratio/input/<input_index>
float
1-100
Input compressor ratio
/comp/ratio/output/<output_index>
float
1-100
Output compressor ratio
/comp/softknee/input/<input_index>
bool
-
Input compressor softknee state
/comp/softknee/output/<output_index>
bool
-
Output compressor softknee state
/comp/attack/input/<input_index>
Int32
1-500
Input compressor attack in ms
/comp/attack/output/<output_index>
Int32
1-500
Output compressor attack in ms
/comp/hold/input/<input_index>
Int32
1-500
Input compressor hold in ms
/comp/hold/output/<output_index>
Int32
1-500
Output compressor hold in ms
/comp/release/input/<input_index>
Int32
1-2000
Input compressor release in ms
/comp/release/output/<output_index>
Int32
1-2000
Output compressor release in ms
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CONTROLS FOR EQ-PROCESSING
Control parameters for each of the EQ points. The <index> (a value from 0 to 9) specifies the EQ point.
URL
Type
Range
Description
/eq/gain/input/<input_index>/<index>
float
-20 - 20
Gain, note that an HPF or LPF has
no gain
/eq/gain/output/<output_index>/<index>
float
-20 - 20
Gain, note that an HPF or LPF has
no gain
/eq/freq/input/<input_index>/<index>
integer
20 - 20000
Frequency
/eq/freq/output/<output_index>/<index>
integer
20 - 20000
Frequency
/eq/q/input/<input_index>/<index>
float
0.1 - 20
Q factor, note that an HSF, LSF, LPF
or HPF has a range of 0.1 - 2.
/eq/q/output/<output_index>/<index>
float
0.1 - 20
Q factor, note that an HSF, LSF, LPF
or HPF has a range of 0.1 - 2.
/eq/enable/input/<input_index>/<index>
bool
-
State of a specific point
/eq/enable/output/<output_index>/<index>
bool
-
State of a specific point
INTERNET LINKS TO USEFUL OSC-SOFTWARE
Below is a list with some links to interesting OSC software to build your own apps or just to learn more about
using OSC. Some are freeware, others are paying: the choice is yours.
• www.hexler.net/touchosc (The ultimate software to create your own OSC apps)
• www.oscpilot.com/ (Functionality comparable with Touch OSC)
• www.qlab.app/ (Show control software, only for MAC)
• www.liminalet.com/zoomosc (Used for OSC communication between ZOOM and Synq DBI / DBT)
• www.ableton.com/ (Well-known music production software with OSC support)
• www.openstagecontrol.ammd.net/ (Free OSC software: not simple to use but with a lot of possibilities)
• www.elgato.com (Customizable hardware keys to send OSC commands to the DBI / DBT)
CONTACT US
At any time you can contact us to report any syntax errors, bugs, or other problems. Also, we are of course
open to suggestions to improve our equipment.
Please contact us using the links:
• https://synq-audio.com/contacts/
• [email protected]
All information in this document is subject to change without notice.
You can download the latest version of this document from our website: www.synq-audio.com
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